No one understands rebirth better than me

Chapter 281 Come to my office!

Before evening self-study.

Li Min is unavailable.

"North~"

Guan Ren scurried over, sat down in Du Zihan's seat, and took out his phone:

"I found a fun game, let's play together later."

"Okay, okay, I..."

Luo Xiaobei's eyes lit up with a smile, but her expression immediately stiffened. She then turned her head away and whispered:
"Let's do it another day, I have to go to class."

"It's evening self-study."

Guan Ren was taken aback. Wasn't it always like this during evening self-study sessions? If he wanted to be with Qingmei, he could just switch seats with Du Zihan.

“I…this is what I meant.”

Luo Xiaobei looked down at her desk:

"Don't do that again... It's really inconvenient for Du Zihan too..."

She was saying her best friend's name.

But his eyes glanced towards the classroom window.

Guan Ren immediately understood what was going on, his heart tightened, and then he looked up and followed Luo Xiaobei's gaze to the window.

Little Pear Blossom there was engrossed in watching the latest issue of "Fireworks," and occasionally a particularly beautiful smile would appear on her delicate and well-behaved profile.

This girl seems to smile a lot more than before...

Luo Xiaobei thought to herself.

Then he took a deep breath, rolled up the notebook in his hand, and tapped the bamboo horse next to him.

thump.

"Hiss? What?"

"What do you mean? Aren't you leaving? I've already told you not to keep bothering Du Zihan."

Guan Ren could tell that her expression and words were trying to maintain the same quirky and clever manner as always.

"Xiao Bei, I want to..."

"Oh, stop thinking about me! Hurry up and go! If you're so bored, go find your girlfriend! Come on, hurry up!"

"..."

Guan Ren felt that this situation would continue.

as predicted.

After school, Guan Ren was supposed to go home with Luo Xiaobei as usual.

But after packing his schoolbag, he realized that Luo Xiaobei had already left long ago.

……

"I'm back…"

Why do you seem so weak and listless?

When Guan Ren returned home, Guan Qiaoyun had just finished working overtime and returned home as well.

I could tell at a glance that my son looked preoccupied.

"It's nothing, it's just that I'm a senior in high school, there's pressure."

"?"

Is there already so much pressure at the start of the school year?
This... doesn't seem to fit my son's personality at all...?
Guan Qiaoyun was somewhat puzzled.

But that's the reality.

Guan Ren's eyelids drooped, and after a soft sigh, he reached out and hugged Guan Qiaoyun tightly.

"Mom... I'm a little tired..."

"Tsk, you kid."

Seeing her simple-minded son embracing her voluptuous yet delicate body, burying his head in her shoulder as if he were a child, Guan Qiaoyun's gaze softened instantly. She patted his back and gently scolded him:

"It's only the first day of the semester, why put so much pressure on us? If it's like this now, what will we do before the college entrance exam?"

"..."

"Don't overthink it. Just do what you're supposed to do in your second year of high school, and let things take their course. I... I don't usually put pressure on you, so stop overthinking, okay?"

"…Um…"

Although Guan Qiaoyun's words of comfort were far removed from the truth involved.

But the maternal embrace and love emanating from her body and voice are absolutely genuine.

This really put Guan Ren at ease.

Afterwards, Guan Ren routinely tidied up the gray stockings and high heels she had thrown by the door, taking the opportunity to refresh himself. He was completely energized and returned to his bedroom, where he made phone calls to Gu Youli and Luo Xiaobei as usual.

First, it was Gu Youli.

……

"Hey…"

Hey, darling~

"..."

"Uh, Mr. Gu... Mr. Gu?"

"No, it's me..." "Phew... Then why didn't you say anything? You scared me."

"Ha, who told you to shout like that..."

"Why is that called random shouting? Couples do that all the time. Come on, shout it out for me too!"

"Pah, I won't..."

……

After chatting with his girlfriend until they were rolling around in bed, Guan Ren dialed Luo Xiaobei's number.

"crooked?"

"north."

"what…"

"What do you mean 'what are we doing'? We're chatting."

"Oh…"

Luo Xiaobei paused:

"Don't do this again..."

"why."

"Oh dear... why are you asking a question you already know the answer to..."

Luo Xiaobei's tone was somewhat impatient.

But Guan Ren knew that his impatience was feigned; his real intention was not to bring it up.

Guan Ren took a deep breath and then spoke frankly:

"Luo Xiaobei, I do have a girlfriend now, so are you planning to treat me like this from now on?"

"..."

Luo Xiaobei remained silent for a long time.

Then he whispered:

"...You have a girlfriend, so is it a problem for me to keep my distance and avoid suspicion...?"

This time, it was Guan Ren's turn to remain silent.

Because in Qingmei's words, he heard a faint sob, which reminded him of that unforgettable summer night when he first saw Qingmei crying.

"Luo Xiaobei, do you want me to say it again, I like..."

"Guan Ren, I'll say it to you again."

Guan Ren's words were interrupted by Luo Xiaobei:

"Let's pretend nothing happened that night. I hope you cherish Gu Youli and your girlfriend! Although I don't like her, I can't deny that she's a very outstanding girl... As for us, we're still childhood sweethearts, but that's all."

After Luo Xiaobei finished speaking, she hung up the phone.

Her petite body lay on the desk, her thin shoulders trembling for a long time.

……

What she once longed for—the "declaration of victory," the "call to arms"—ultimately became distant, vague, and laughable after he suddenly got a girlfriend.

She once thought that even if her childhood sweetheart had a girlfriend, she could accept it calmly and even patiently wait for him to break up with her.

There were many more absurd ideas in the past.

But now, Luo Xiaobei realizes that many things are different from what she imagined.

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In the following month, the intensity of study for the senior high school students really began to rise.

The most obvious feature is that the frequency of laughter in the classroom has decreased significantly.

Most students are starting to focus on their studies.

In such an environment, even poor students like Zhang Chi and Liu Xiong are starting to feel anxious.

I no longer read novels every day.

Instead, he started looking at reference books for each subject.

Guan Ren and Gu Youli's "dates" during breaks were no longer just joking around; they often had serious discussions about their studies.

To be fair, couples who work hard together and support each other's progress are very enviable and can easily become a beautiful story.

As a result, the news of their relationship began to spread widely.

It even reached the ears of some people who shouldn't have known.

Da da da…

One afternoon, right after school, the sound of rapid high heels clicking on the ground rang out.

"Guan Ren!"

An angry shout came from the doorway.

Guan Ren shuddered, looked up abruptly, and saw Gu Wancheng's gloomy face.

"Come to my office!"

"Teacher Gu, I haven't eaten yet..."

"Right now! Otherwise, I'll call your parents!"

(End of this chapter)